Barley's Rules

Barley is our 11-year old Golden Retriever – he supervised the redevelopment work and was the longest-standing resident during that period. Now when we’re at the Cottage he sits outside the front door, in readiness for heading up onto the fells he spent many a day in April & May 2006 staring longingly at!

Barley has one simple request – other dogs live by the rules he lives by; for the benefit of all our guests, otherwise ‘it just wouldn’t be fair’.

Barley doesn’t go upstairs – ever - here or at home in the PeaksThis keeps the bedrooms ‘allergy-free’ for other guests

Barley doesn't go on any furniture - nor, if he were just a tad smaller, would he go on our knee whilst we're sat on the sofa

Barley is towelled off in the porch before coming into the house

Barley doesn't 'water the plants' anywhere in the grounds of Gale Lodge

Barley goes to the waterfall in Ambleside every day before breakfast(take the road up behind Barclays Bank, or the cut-through off Low Gale /Gale How Park that climbs away opposite the Cottage).

We hope, by welcoming responsible dogs and owners, we can keep everyone happy - including Barley - and continue to offer a high quality property that accommodates owners and their pets; but not so that anyone would know.